(19)
(11) EP 0 375 190 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.05.1991 Bulletin 1991/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.06.1990 Bulletin 1990/26

(21) Application number: 89312570.8

(22) Date of filing: 01.12.1989
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: G07F 17/34
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE ES NL

(30) Priority: 20.12.1988 GB 8829632

(71) Applicant: Bell-Fruit Manufacturing Company Limited
Nottingham NG7 2ND (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Lee, Michael Thomas
    Wilford Nottingham (GB)

(74) Representative: Lawrence, John et al
Barker, Brettell & Duncan, 138, Hagley Road, Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9PW
Birmingham B16 9PW (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Gaming and amusement machines


    (57) A fruit machine which is provided with a special 'skill stop' or 'pseudo skill stop' feature in the form of a display (17) of a grid or matrix of symbols (18) representing coins, tokens, nudges etc, the special feature comprising a first 'skill stop' operation in which the symbols in a first row of the matrix 17 are individually illuminated for a brief period of time and the player attempts to press a skill stop button (15) when the symbol at the end of the row is illuminated. The player then has the chance to illuminate further rows of the matrix and an award is given in accordance with the total number of symbols illuminated at the end of the special feature.







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